On November 5, 2020, national cybersecurity experts will gather virtually for a daylong conference on topics that will engage general business owners, business executives, and those with both beginner and advance technical skills. Industry security experts will educate attendees on current and future trends in cybersecurity and what they can do to secure and defend critical information.
Faculty from IUP and two additional National Science Foundation-funded programs will host a workshop (via Zoom) on August 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.—“Preparing Students for the 21st Century Workforce: Cross-disciplinary, Team- and Project-based Experiences.”
Justin Fair, a professor in the Madia Department of Chemistry in the Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, had previous experience teaching a graduate course online. Now that he’s delivering all of his courses remotely, including chemistry labs, his perspective on face-to-face learning hasn’t changed.
Skip Kingston ’73 M ’75, professor of analytical chemistry at Duquesne University, originally from Harrisburg, a 2019 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient, was featured on KDKA-TV on February 20 and February 21 for his research on biomarkers linked to autism.
On January 23, 20 regional STEM educators continued their STEM Showcase Day with a tour of IUP’s Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics.